Criteria & Considerations

Students enrolled in the Core Program should have the ability to:

• Work successfully in multi-graded classes
• Cooperate with new adults (members from the community/parents of other students) on a regular basis
• Complete subject requirements outside of the school environment (i.e. at home or in the community)
• Adjust quickly and be open to new learning opportunities

Parents/Guardians of Core students should have the ability to:

• Provide programming at home or within an alternate environment
• Meet with school staff to discuss out-of-school programming
• Participate in mandated parent volunteer days in order to foster a partnership between home and school

Before choosing to enrol their child in the Core Program, parents/guardians should consider the following:

• Students work in a multi-graded classroom.
• Students often collaborate with their grade-level peers, as well as with students in other grades.
• The learning facility is designed with multiple exits and open-concept classrooms, with limited alternative learning spaces for one-on-one activities.
• Multiple transitions happen within both the school day and the school year, requiring students to stay flexible and adjust independently.
• Classes may involve levels of noise and movement
• As it incorporates several cross-disciplinary projects, the Core schedule is not exactly the same every day and is less well-suited to students who desire (or require) routine.